Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-17
IF PASSES THE HOUSE.

IF PASSES THE HOUSE.
 The Hsin Establishing Criminal Court
 of Common Pleas for New Haven
 County-The New Haven RepFesen-
 tatives strongly oppose Ihe Measure
 -The Committee Hearing Btll
 Which Aimed a Blow at the Paro-
 chiaI SchoOIs-It Will Probably Fall
 Through-The Cost of the Revision of
 the Statutes-A Monument to John
 Mason-Other DOings at the Capitol. HARTFORD, March 16, 1S87
 Especial to the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
 The House to-day passed the bill creating criminal side of the Common Pleas court in New Haven. The bill was explained by MT. Shumway. It provides for the appoint ment of 8 judge at an annual salary of $3, 900 and prosecuting attorney at an annual ! salary of $2,000, whose duty shall be to try all criminal cases in which appeals from the | judgment of the City court are taken. The court is to meet on the first Monday of each month, and after empanelling a jury shall proceed to dispose of all cases pending before l it. Mir. Hunie, of New Haven, strenuously opposed the bill. "The passage of the bill, J said he, would ''increase the taxes of the State, and would work hardship on the l working people. If there were any further need of court machinery to dispose of the criminal business in New Haven county an additional judge of the Superior court ought to be appointed" Representative Hyde, of Hartford, urged the passage of the bill and said the appointment of an additional Super 1 for court judge would not be practicable. l Representative Connor, of New Haven, said ' I@s M1 Ia yoola 1NIa place hunters and was not endorsed by any body but place hunters. The bill was then ! passed.
 A bill came before the committee on ju- dietary this afternoon which was put down on the bulletin under the general term, as relating to public schools. Before the hear ing had been finished there was great deal of merriment caused over it. ''The bill was intended to aim blow principally at the St. Patrick's parochial school of New Haven" " said member of the committee. "It pro- vided that no district shall hold school in a building that it does not own. As is well 1 known, the St. Patrick's school is under the | jurisdiction of the New Haven school dis | trict. This school is one of the many in stances where the bill would injure the paro- ' chial school and cause dissensions. It will not be recommended. There was no one to appear in it's favor" Another bill relating to the parochial school provided that no school shall be substituted for public schools unless they keep register of attendance open for inspection by the authorities. The bill is the same one introduced in 1882, or materially so. It is not likely that it will pass.
 Senator Walsh appeared before the com mittee on appropriations this afternoon and advocated the paying of $4 800 to each of the members of the commission on the revision of the statutes, of which he is member. | Judge Hovey, MT. McLane and Judge Fem, l the recently elected Superior court judge, the | other.members of the commission, also spoke l in their own behalf. Judge Fenn thought the ] amount fair remuneration. II have spent l from two hundred to two hundred and fifty 1 days of actual labor on it and have been to considerable other expense and the work is only about two-thirds finished" The cost of ! the revision will be about $24 900. The | printing will be $2, 1000 and the four members l of the commission have already received l $1 ,000 apiece. The commission is the only | one that has ever reported in print, and the | general opinion seems to be very much in | favor of the work done. The nine members ! of the tax commission want $500 apiece foI l remuneration for the work assigned them.
 Representative Shumway appeared before
 this committee and spoke in favor of the l appropriation.
 | The bill prohibiting the employment o
 teachers under eighteen years of age wal
 given Q hearing before the committee on ed
 ucation this afternoon. Representative | Waldo, of Hebron. advocated the bill. "Wt
 can get plenty of good teachers over eighteer
 years of age," said MT. Waldo. 'In the
 town of Hebron the amount appropriated fol
 the term of thirty weeks is $190. I could
 get dozens of young men and women who ar'
 perfe y competent and over the age O.
 eighteen to accept the school for the abov'
 amount" Representative Case, of Barkhamp
 stead, opposed the bill on general principles
 "Some of our best teachers in small towns, said he, ''are between the ages of sixteen anc
 eighteen years" | Mr. Henry c. Rowe, of New Haven, wal
 before the committee on finance to-day il
 behalf of the oyster growing crops. Int
 hearing was on the bill exempting bonds
 and other evidences of indebtedness from
 taxation. Professor Simeon E. Baldwin, ot
 New Haven, addressed the committee fol
 half an hour on the subject of intangible property. s. Harrison Wagner, of New | Haven, was also before the committee.
 The committee on military affairs gave a | hearing this afternoon on the petition of the l New London Historical society for monu- | parsonage in Connecticut history. Ashwel | Crandall of Norwich, advocated the petition
 but wanted the amount raised from $4 900 tC
 $5, 800 Judge Wheeler, of Stonington, also
 spoke in favor of the petition. It is thought
 likely that it will be favorably reported on
 There was another largely attended an6
 interesting hearing this afternoon in the hal l of the House on the Litchfield county seal
 bill, which provides for the making of Win
 chester and New Milford the shire towns o
 Litchfield county. The principal witness
 was Henry Gay, cashier of a bank in Win
 sted. MT. Gays testimony was in relation l to the advantages which would be derived
 from Winsted and of that towns many ad
 vantages for county seat. He spoke of the l many disadvantages which he though l Litch6eld possessed. The cross examination
 by the Hon. Lynde Harrison took up th'
 greater part of the hearing. Other testimony | was also taken. The committee were still II | session at 545.
 1 Below will be found a summary of the
 business transacted in the House and Senate
 The Senate.
 The Senate was called to order by Lieutenan | Reports from com mmittees -Insurance-Favorab
 on bill that life insurance companies shall make n
 discrimination against eolored @ persons. c.,ito
 furniture and grounds, reported aresolutioq regaro
 tns on the Capitol grounds The resolution (which
 printed in full elsewhere) was explained by Senate | who strongly urged lL ana palu q me | ute to the grand qualities of Governor Hubbard ! No appropriation is asked from the State; nethin l more than site for the statue.
 l Business from the House was acted on in concul renee bills adversely reported being rejected afte , | brief explanations by the Senate chairmen of tn 2 committees.
 ! | By Senator Doolittle Resolution reappointin | Leverett M. Hubbard judge and Francis c. Bal tholomew as judge and deputy judge of the Wa . lingford borough court; passed and transmitted. Resolution referring the memorial of Henry l Goodwin, of East Hartford, to the railroad commi : tee was taken up. Senator Kirkham offered a amendment referring to the same committee all th returns the several railroads for 1886; agreed | and resolution passed.
 l Minor matters passed-Incorporating the Patron I Mutual Fire Insurance company of Hartford l farmers company, the Arthur H. Dutton post, ( l A. R. the Veteran Association of the Chatf1e | Guard of Waterbury; resolution amending tn l Bethel borough charter; authorizing Litchfie = borough to supply water; amending the Bridg | port charter.